Fred Wyshak

Fred Wyshak (1953-) was an Assistant US Attorney who oversaw the prosecution of the leaders of the Winter Hill Gang of Boston, ultimately leading to Whitey Bulger's downfall.

Biography
Fred Wyshak worked as a federal prosecutor for several years, starting out by pursuing mobsters in New Jersey before arriving at the Boston US attorney's office in 1989 to go after Whitey Bulger and his notorious Winter Hill Gang. In 1995, he launched a racketeering indictment against Bulger and Stephen Flemmi, causing Bulger to disappear for the next 16 years. He also convicted Patriarca crime family boss Frank Salemme, who became a federal witness, of racketeering. Wyshak was credited as the centrifugal force behind the steamrolling of Irish and Italian organized crime in New England, and he became head of the public corruption unit in the local attorney's office.